Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj and Devika Ghorpade lived up to their favourites tag, registering commanding victories to clinch gold medals at the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain.

Silver for Bhawna, Ashish

Chennai-born Vishwanath handed India their first gold at the prestigious championships after thrashing Ronel Suyom of Philippines without breaking a sweat in the men’s 48kg final. This came after Bhawna Sharma bagged a silver medal in the women’s 48kg category, losing 0-5 loss against Uzbekistan’s Gulsevar Ganieva in the opening match of the day.